Fellowes PS80C-2 Shredder

Manufacturer:	Fellowes
Our price:	$199.99

Fellowes PS80C-2 Shredder

Average rating: Stars

Perfect for a Home Office

I've had the Fellows PS80C-2 shredder for a couple of weeks, and it's performed as advertised. It's fast and relatively quiet.

The only problems I've had occurred when I tried to insert too many sheets of paper at once. It very easily handles 10 sheets of standard 20-pound paper at a time, staples and all. It quickly shreds an entire unopened envelope with a multi-page credit card ad. It makes quick work of plastic credit cards and CDs, although the brittle CDs sometimes shatter and pieces may fall on the floor. I especially like the auto-on feature -- just stick the papers in the slot and it goes, stopping when nothing's left.

It can handle a lot of paper in one session. In my work, I have a lot of documents that need to be destroyed, and recently I filled the 7-gallon waste basket twice in about 20 minutes without any overheating problem.

I do agree that the waste basket SEEMS a little flimsy, but it's actually pretty sturdy, made of very strong plastic. I'm not worried about breaking it. Use of plastic liners might be a good idea, both for convenience and to protect the plastic receptacle.

For the price -- and remember it's not a $2,000 commercial unit -- this is a great choice for the SOHO.

Fellowes PS80C-2 Shredder - Fellowes

Probably OK for routine home useage, but I just replaced it!

I have owned one of these shredders for about a year. I am an individual active realtor working from home and have a lot of things to shred. It has proved to be totally inadequate for my needs. I oil it very often with canola oil (per the instruction manual) at least every time I empty the receptacle bin. But it still jams very frequently. It doesn't handle the listed volume at all. You can only really put 2 or 3 sheets through at a time, and it still jams often. I have gotten the tweezers out for the last time on this shredder! Also, you can't run it for more that about 10 minutes continuously without it shutting itself down for at least 20 minutes to cool down. I just replaced it with the Fellowes C-120C. I just received it today and am really impressed with the difference. The PS80C-2 is probably fine if you don't do much volume. The design is very convenient, and it fits very conveniently under a desk. But be sure to oil it OFTEN!!

Fellowes - Fellowes PS80C-2 Shredder

Don't expect Fellowes to honor the warranty

I have had my PS80C-2 for a little over 2 years. My cutterhead supposedly had a 20 year warranty. I regularly (every shredding session) oil the cutters with canola oil (recommended in the owner's manual) and my useage is well below the claimed duty rating. Recently, the unit began to jam more frequently and the shreds started exiting as a single mass rather than as loose shreds. I called customer support and they had me inspect the bottom of the cutterhead for broken or missing plastic fingers. Several were missing. Even though these fingers are an integral part of the cutterhead and the cutter head won't function without them, Fellowes claims that they are not part of the cutterhead and that they are not covered by warranty. Still worse, they are not an available part so my only recourse (according to Fellowes) is to buy a new shredder! Fellowes self-serving definition as to what is part of the "cutterhead" and what is not is at best dishonest. Don't buy a Fellowes shredder for the warranty as they will define themselves out of honoring it. I did get a couple of years of use out of it though. So, if you can get a reconditioned unit really inexpensively, it might be worth a shot as a disposable product.

Wholesale Electronics

Accessories

$8.54

Fellowes 35250 Powershred Lubricant Cutter Oil for Confetti-Cut Shredders

One-Year Replacement Plan for Electronics Products Priced Between $150.00 and $199.99

$4.49

Belkin F3U133-06 USB Device Cable (6 FT)